curl_init
PHP 4 >= 4.0.2, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8
curl_init - Initialize a cURL session
Manual
curl_init(
[string|null$url = null] ): CurlHandle|false
Initializes a new session and return a cURL handle for use with the curl_setopt, curl_exec, and curl_close functions.
Parameters
- url
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If provided, the CURLOPT_URL option will be set to its value. You can manually set this using the curl_setopt function.
Note:
The file protocol is disabled by cURL if open_basedir is set.
Return Values
Returns a cURL handle on success, false on errors.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
| 8.0.0 | On success, this function returns a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was returned. |
| 8.0.0 | url is nullable now. |